Mission to Mars
BGSU student majoring in electronics and computer engineering technology in line for NASA career
Matt Burmeister used to think that his chances of excelling as a nontraditional student were about the same as sending a man to Mars. Now, those scenarios seem so far fetched. Burmeister on the cusp of graduating from BGSU and may be employed by NASA by the end of summer.
Ray Marvin ’60, ’17 (Hon.) leads by example
Ray Marvin ’60, ’17 (Hon.) exemplifies leading with integrity, fosters active engagement and invests in the success of others for the betterment of our global society. These pillars are what he hopes to impart to BGSU students through the University’s newly renamed C. Raymond Marvin Center for Student Leadership.
Read MoreBGSU Class of 2019 has developed lifelong skills, friends
They’ve made lifelong friends, tried new activities, visited new countries and developed skills to take into the workforce or the next phase of their education. We checked in with five students we first met in August of 2015 as they prepare for Bowling Green State University’s May commencement ceremonies.
Q&A with Dr. Joe Whitehead
Dr. Joe B. Whitehead Jr. came to BGSU from his position as professor of physics at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and senior adviser for research with the University of North Carolina System, North Carolina’s state office of higher education, where he managed extensive research initiatives.
BGSU Sports Teams Make their Mark in 2018-19
With excellence as their mutually expressed goal, the type of playing surface did not seem to matter. Several Falcon teams achieved exceptional success recently. The BGSU hockey, men’s basketball, women’s soccer and volleyball teams all played at a championship level, making their mark in conference action — and in the postseason.
Jayaraman Sivaguru makes a difference in lab, classroom
Dr. Jayaraman Sivaguru’s ascent in the world of chemistry and photochemistry has been rapid. He is the Antonia and Marshall Wilson Professor of Chemistry and associate director of the Center for Photochemical Sciences at Bowling Green State University. His research is based on how light interacts with matter.
Doing the math
David O’Brien serves on the BGSU Board of Trustees and has endowed a professorship in the math department in his father’s name: Dr. Thomas V. O’Brien Distinguished Professorship of Actuarial Mathematics. Tom O’Brien taught mathematics at BGSU for 30 years, impacting the lives of many students.
Updated: 03/24/2020 10:27AM